State Action for Water Funding

This act allocates 45% the funds made from auctioned carbon emission allowances to the Virginia Community Flood Preparedness Fund. This fund supports residents affected by recurrent flooding, sea level rise, and flooding from severe weather events. Priority is given to community scale hazard mitigation activities that use nature based solutions to reduce flood risk.

This proposition, passed by Texans in 2019, was a constitutional amendment that created the Flood Infrastructure Fund (FIF). FIF assists in the financing of drainage, flood mitigation, and flood control projects.

This act mandated the creation of a Strategic Statewide Resilience and Risk Reduction Plan. It also created two funds: the Disaster Relief and Resilience Reserve Fund and the South Carolina Resilience Revolving Fund. It has specific language prioritizing nature-based solutions.

Rhode Islanders voted in favor of the 2022 Green Bond to invest $50 million in open space, outdoor recreation, land revitalization, green energy, climate resilience, forest, habitat, wildlife conservation, water quality, and new facilities at the zoo.

In 2022, New Yorkers passed this ballot proposition to make $4.2 billion available for environmental and community projects to help New York communities adapt to climate change, improve resiliency, and create green jobs.

Developed by Governor Phil Murphy's administration, the Water Infrastructure Investment Plan is New Jersey's Program to optimize federal land state resources to address water infrastructure needs throughout the state.

This executive order creates requirements for a climate change strategy for Massachusetts. The strategy requires the Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs to employ natural resources to enhance climate adaptation and resilience.

This executive order establishes the Maine Infrastructure Rebuilding and Resilience Commission. This Commission's purpose is to advance and support the state's recovery from recent natural disasters and make recommendations on the effective deployment of long term resilience funding.

This act requires Illinois EPA to assess and evaluate using green infrastructure to help manage stormwater in Illinois. It requires the agency to determine the feasibility and consequences of devoting 20% of the Water Revolving Fund to green infrastructure and other environmentally innovative activities on a long term basis.

This law directs local the department of public health and environment to work with local universities to find new options to restore watersheds and rivers, improve water quality, and reduce emissions associated with water. It requires the team to develop projects in collaboration with communities to demonstrate the use of green infrastructure and green financing mechanisms.

This law requires the state department of energy to collaborate with other state agencies to reduce barriers to energy efficiency and resilience. As a part of this, it establishes the Community Green Infrastructure Grant Program which puts $6.5 million into green infrastructure projects.

In 2018, Californians voted to approve the issuance of $4 billion of bonds to finance a drought, water, parks, climate, coastal protection, and outdoor access for all program. The law creates a myriad of funding streams that encourage green stormwater infrastructure.

This law requires the Division of Emergency Management to create and administer a pre-disaster flood resilience grant program. Implementation grants awarded are meant to support hydraulic restoration projects that advance nature based solutions.

This law created a Green Bank to fund clean energy, clean transportation, clean water, stormwater management, energy efficiency, water efficiency, and green infrastructure projects in Washington DC. It established the Green Finance Authority and authorized it to issue bonds to form the Green Finance Authority Fund.

This policy created the Local Assistance for Stormwater Infrastructure Investment program (LASII). It awarded approximately $82 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding for stormwater projects through its competitive funding process. Funds are available for cities, counties, regional councils of government and nonprofit partners for construction and planning projects that will improve or create infrastructure for controlling stormwater quantity and quality.